Card game



April 16, 1929.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. G. SEYBOLD, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CARD GAME.

Application filed April 27, 1928. Serial No. 273,395.

My present invent-ion has reference to a game designed toihe played by' a pack of cards of a particular design, which pack is divided into suits each containing fifteen cards and a joker or master card, the cards constituting the suits being numbered consecutively and each bearing similar designs to represent the players and equipment of a base ball game, but the designs in each set being differently colored and -each card in thesuits having a card or joker has a superior 'value to' any of the cards in the suits and wherein, by the use of such pack of cards, any number of players from two to eight, will be afforded a clean, interesting and educational amusement in which all of the plays ina base ball game are represented.

To the attainment of the foregoing reference is to be had to the drawings, which aecompany and form part of this application.

In the drawings: v

Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the suits of cards in spread condition.

Figures 2, 3 and 4 are similar views of the remaining suits, arranged one against the other, and j Figure 5 is a plan- View of the master card.

As disclosed by the drawings, the game comprises a pack of cards divided into four suits or sets of fifteen cards, and numbered consecutively from 1 to 15, together with an independent card which is in the nature of a master card or joker, but which I shall refer to as the King base ball player.

, For distinction the suits or sets of the cards are in the drawings indicated by the character 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the independent or vKing base ball card by thenumeral 5.' The figures or characters on the cards constituting the sets 1 to 4 are similar, but are differently colored. The successive numbers 1 to 15, printed upon the opposite corners of the cards in all the sets indicate the playing value of such sets. The figures or characters on the cards constituting the set 1 may for instance be of pini; or yellow. Those on the suit or set 2 may be blue, those on the suit or set 3 are black and those on the suit or set 4 are orange.

The card numbered 1 in each ofthe sets has imprinted thereon the representation of a base ball bat 6. For the convenience of the players of the game two bats, one adjacent each edge of the said card is inscribed thereon and also on this card, adjacent to the numerical figure thereof and outward of the bat 6 there is imprinted One Strike. The next card of each of the series, opposite the numl ber 2 imprinted thereon, is inscribed with the words Two strikes and beneath these words there are the representations, of two bats 7 The neXt card of the suit or set, adj acent to its number has inscribed thereon Threestrikes and below these Words there are the representations of three bats 8 and to one side of the bats there is imprinted the word Out'f Card number 4 has imprinted thereon the words Right fielder and the representation of the player occupying this po`s1t1on in a base ball game. Card number 5 has imprinted thereon the words Left fielder and representations of players of such position in a base ball game. The ,neXtl card has imprinted thereon Center fielder and the representation of a player for that posltlon in a game. Card number 7 has imprinted thereon Short stop and a representation of a player of this position. Card number 8 has imprinted thereon First baseman and a representation of a player in such position. Card number 9 has imprintedthereon Second baseman with'the representation of a player. Card number 10 has imprinted'- pire of a base ball game. The independent card or King baseball card 5 has inscribed thereon 12+, the words King base ball, the representation of a sphere and such sphere is divided by rightangular lines in quadrants, each of said quadrants being colored to rep* resent the colors of the different suits or sets of the main playing cards.

Of course, the figures and representations loccur only)7 on the playing .faces of the cards and the acks thereof may be suitably engraved, preferablyv with the figure of a base ball and suitable inscriptions with respect to the title ofthe game. The inscriptions on the faces of the different cards, it will be noted, represent the players and equipment for a base ball game andthe purpose of such different figures on the different cards is to add to the excitement and thrills of the game as the same is being played. The object of the game is the winning of base balls and scores under certain or limited conditions and circumstances, within a certain or limited time.

The number,name, figure and color, on the face of the individual card determines the value and position when played in the game. The greater the card number` the greater the value of the card in its particular color.

The player who gives out the cards from the pack t o the players in-the game is called the dealer.7

The game should be started by the player sitting at the head of the table, acting as dealer; or the dealer may be chosen or selected from some one ofthe players in someother way which is satisfactory to the crowd.

With the faces of the cards downward, the dealer thoroughly shuliles all of the cards in the pack; then taking the pack in hand with the faces of the cards downward, and beginwith the player at the left, the dealer ning dea s out from the top of the pack," one card.

at a time consecutively to each player in the game; then repeats, until every player has the proper number of cards to play the game.

' 7When the deal-out is completed and there are still cards left in the pack, the dealer discards them face downward on the table to the left.

The total number of cards held in hand by a player is called a hand; and 7 cards in hand is the proper number with which to play the game.

The player at the dea-lers left, should play the first card; then in like manner each player in their consecutive order to the left and ending withthe dealer, should play one card: this is called a play. The player playing the card of highest value, takes all the cards played; this is called taking a trick The first card played must be placed in the center of the table, face up. This card iscalled the lead-out. The color of the leadout card in the first play after the deal-out also determines the color of a trump; unless a trump color is determined in some other way.

The next player in consecutive order to the left, must nowplay a card in like manner as that of the first played, but the card played at this time, andthe following card .played by each of the following players should be of the color of the lead out card: this is called be the same when a trump color is led out at the beginning of a trick play.

When a card is of the trump color its value is increased: The lowest trump card has a higher value than the highest suit card, and whenever trumps are played in a trick the highesttrump card takes the trick.

Number 12+ (King baseball) is higher in value, and will take number 12 (Base ball) in playing the game; but a Pitcher, Catcher, or Umpire, when trump; will take it when played in a trick.

King base ball card is always trump; and when the game is being played for the winning` of Base balls it counts as 2 Base balls to the credit of the player who saves, or takes it when played in a trick. i

Number 3 card '(Three strikes-out) when taken in a trick, counts 1 against the player taking the trick; and is marked down on record as 1- (One in the hole) to the player taking the trick.

, When a player takes, or saves a Base ball, or

Score, in playing in a trick, 1 is marked down on record to that players credit; but if a player takes an Out, in a trick, that player is marked down on record, 1*.

. When both a Base ball or a Score, and an Out are taken in a trick, the Base ball or Score, balances the Out, and nothing is gained nor lost by taking the trick, so noth- I ing is put on record. l

When a player' has 1 Base ball or a Score credited or record, and wins another in a following trick, this is added to that which is already on-record; but if an Out is taken instead of a Base ball or a Score, then the Out is deducted from the Base ball or Score, which is on record, leaving the player with nothing on record. v

The player who first wins a total of 9 Base balls or Score, wins the game.

Partners who first win a total of 15 Base balls or Scores, win the game. l

The game may be played under the following rules or restrictions:

Rule 1.

ning with the player at the left, the dealer deals out from the top of the pack, one card at a. time consecutively to each player in the game; then repeats until every player in the game holds 7 cards'in hand.

After the deal-out is completed, the cards remaining in the pack are discarded face downward upon the table at the. dealers left.

The player sitting at the left of the dealer now takes a card from hand and places it face upward out into the center of the table. The color of this lead-out card is always the suit color, and in this case the trump color also; as itis the first card led out after a deal-out. Each ,of the following players must first play a card of suit, or trump color, if they have it, before playing another color.

The trump color is now determined and will remain of this same color for the entire playing of this hand.

When each player in the game has played out in consecutive order, one card upon the. table; the player playing the highest card in value takes all ofthe cards played.

In playing the game, according to this rule, King base ball counts the same as 2 Base' balls when taken in, or saved in the taking of a trick; and it is always trump, but a Pitcher, Catcher, or Umpire, when trump will take it in a trick.

If any Base balls are taken in the trick the player is credited with as many Base balls as are taken in, and if any Outs are taken in, the player goes in the hole the number of Outs taken in.

The player taking the trick, must now lead out the first card in the beginning of a new play. Any card of any color may be led out now, and the card led out will be the suit color for this play. The trump color is the same as was used in the previous play.

A suit or trump card should now be played by each of the remaining players in their consecutive order to the left, and the trick should be taken b the card of highest value, and the player ta ing the trick should be credited with any gains or loss derived from same.

rlhe remaining cards in hand should be played out in like manner.

The player first winning a total of 9 Base balls wins the game.

Partners first winning a total of 15 Base balls wins the game.

Rule. 2.

' Score is turned up in the discard for trump;

the same is credited toward game tothe dealer turning it-King base ball counting l Rule 3.

The dealer deals out the proper number of cards to the players and discards the remaining cards in the pack. The trump is determined by the bidding of the players. A bid for trump, is a guarantee by the bidder of Winning a certain number of Baseballs during the play out of a hand, or a forfeiture ofas many Base balls as bid. All players look at their cards in hand to ascertain about how many Base balls they will be able to take and save in the play out of their hand. The player at the dealers left makes the first bid: then each player in their successive order to the left makes a bid. The highest bidder leads out the first card in the play and the lcolor of this card will be the color of the trump during the playing of the hand. The game is continued in like manner as that of Rule 1.

When the hand is played out, and the highest bidder wins as many or more Base balls as bid; the number won is recorded to the credit of that player, but if the highest bidder does not win as ,many Base balls as bid, the number bid is forfeited and counted as that many in the hole against that player.

Rule ,4.

The game is played in like manner as that of Rule 1 except that when out of suit, the player is not required to play a trump card in preference to some other card.

Rule 5.

The game is played in like manner asthat of Rule 2 except that when out of suit, the

player is notrequired to play a trump card in preference to some other card.

Rule 6.

Rule 7.

The game is played in like manner as that of' Rule 1 except that a player is first required to play a suit color if such is held in hand, before playing any other color.

Rule 8.

' The game is played in like manner as that of Rule 2 except that a player. is first required to-play a suit color if such is held in hand, before playing any other color.

Rule .9, The game is played in like manner as that of` Rule 3 exceptthat a player is first required to play a suit color if such is held in hand, before playing any other color.

Rule A10.

The game is played in like manner as that of Rule 3- except that the highest bidder names the trump color, but is not required to lead out With the'xsame in the first play of the hand.

When playing the base ball game for the winning of Scores, the Base balls, and King base ball may be discarded from the pack. The playing is in accordance With the same rules, and in like manner as that for the winnin of Base balls.

Both, Base balls and Scores may be counted toward game in the sameplay, if desired.

The game may be played for points, by counting King base ball as 2; and Score, Base ball, and Umpire, when trump as l point each.` An Out, may also be counted as a point in the hole.

The base ball game'may be played inmany different Ways, but the rules laid down here should govern all the different Ways in playing the game.

Having `described the invention, I cla-im:

A base ball game to be playedv by cards, y

divided into sets of fifteen each and a master card, the cards in each of the sets being consecutively numbered from 1 to l5, and

" and having a playing value according to lthe numbers, the irst three cards in each of the sets having inscribed thereon respectively one, two and three base ball bats, the last mentioned number 3 card also having inscribed thereon the Word Out, the re- `maining cards of each set, except the cards numbered 11, 12 and 15, having-inscribed thereon the title or positions of players of a base ball game and representations of such players, the card of each set numbered 11v Words King base ball and the representa-A tion of a. sphere which is divided into quadrants each colored to correspond with the colors on the cards of the respective sets.

Inl testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

. JAMES A. G. SEYBOLD. 

